Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...

When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive ...

Quick Take 73-inches is the record-breaking length for this snake. The 1.25-pound weight limit creates a physical vulnerability during fights with cottonmouths. Matted scales serve as the primary ...

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WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More In the world of snakes, strength and precision often go hand in ...

For years, pythons have been observed consuming their prey whole, bones and all. While many carnivores are limited to digesting only the flesh of their prey, pythons have evolved a unique way of ...

On a blustery Sunday in mid-January, five of us set out for Clyde Peeling’s Reptileland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. We encountered some stretches of Interstate 80 that were snow-covered, but it seemed ...

As reported by the University of Cincinnati, Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida, can consume prey far larger than previously thought. The researchers documented these pythons swallowing ...

Researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida observed this 15-foot-long Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound deer in the Everglades National Park. Credit: Ian Bartoszek/Conservancy of ...

The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers in ...